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My first aircraft completed since January last year, and my first model completed since a semi-enforced hiatus since the beginning of October. Went together pretty easily, and the decals were great. The build stalled early in the year (I was having problems getting a good finish with the pale blue undersides). A few fumbles at the end due to lack of practice (managed to get glue on one of the door windows - doh), but looks OK from a distance. Finished in brush painted Italeri and Tamiya acrylics and made grubby with some cheap kids' watercolour paint. Thanks @Ed Russell for the advice way back on Australia Day 2015!

 

Happy New Year to all!

 

RAAF P-39 Airacobra

 

RAAF P-39 Airacobra

 

RAAF P-39 Airacobra

 

RAAF P-39 Airacobra

 

RAAF P-39 Airacobra

 

And some photos outside in the early morning sun.

 

RAAF P-39 Airacobra

 

RAAF P-39 Airacobra

 

RAAF P-39 Airacobra

 

RAAF P-39 Airacobra

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Very neat  work Simon

I got the Red Roo decals off ebay a awhile back, and then got the P-39 in RAAF service at the Aviation Bookshop sale in December,  ( the paint chips swung it for me).

 

Look darn good in those colours

 

cheers 

T

ps

Here's one of the photos  of FA-F,  there are more from the crash. 

crashed-p-39-airacobra-of-82-sqn-raaf.jp

 

the Red Roo book debates the possible colour scheme,  and postulates the use of grey as it was used over the sea. (book not to hand to refresh memory)

 

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Looks superb Simon,......love he TSS scheme and an Aussie Airacobra is on my to do list too,.....hopefully this year!

 

Cheers

          Tony

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On 02/01/2018 at 09:20, Dazey said:

I must confess, I didn't know these were in RAAF service.

 

18 minutes ago, Mr B said:

never knew that the Australians used the P-39

 

they had a 22, plus one loaned for training

see http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a53.htm

And only used in Australia, so not that surprising it's on the lesser known area!

 

There is an interesting monograph on them by Red Roo

https://www.redroomodels.com/red-roo/bell-p-39-airacobra-in-raaf-service/
as well as decals

https://www.redroomodels.com/148-scale/raaf-p-39-airacobras-148/

https://www.redroomodels.com/172-scale/raaf-p-39-airacobras-172/

 

which is what @SimonL  used.

 

cheers

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thanks Troy - the ADF serials website is a great source of information.

 

On the same site is this interesting article on the origins of RAAF Airacobras: http://www.adf-serials.com.au/research/Airacobra.pdf

 

There is also this short piece from the Australian War Memorial: https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/blog/p-39-airacobras-defence-australia

 

On 02/01/2018 at 11:03 PM, Wilks said:

Very nice indeed...


AGW..

 

On 02/01/2018 at 11:04 PM, Bandsaw Steve said:

Good job on a rarely seen RAAF  subject.

 

10 hours ago, Mr B said:

nice finish

 

never knew that the Australians used the P-39 .....nice 

 

rgds

 

 

Many thanks.

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On 1/4/2018 at 10:50 AM, Troy Smith said:
On 1/4/2018 at 10:31 AM, Mr B said:

never knew that the Australians used the P-39

 

they had a 22, plus one loaned for training

see http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a53.htm

And only used in Australia, so not that surprising it's on the lesser known area!

 

There is an interesting monograph on them by Red Roo

https://www.redroomodels.com/red-roo/bell-p-39-airacobra-in-raaf-service/
as well as decals

https://www.redroomodels.com/148-scale/raaf-p-39-airacobras-148/

https://www.redroomodels.com/172-scale/raaf-p-39-airacobras-172/

 

which is what @SimonL  used.

 

cheers

Hi Troy,

 

Thanks for the information  – interesting reading.

 

Regards,

David

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